7. Rihanna
Personal earnings: $36 million (£25.8 million)
Hailing all the way from Barbados, Rihanna shot to fame back in 2005 with a series of Top 10 hits (‘Pon de Replay’, ‘SOS’ and ‘Unfaithful’) and has been releasing hit after hit ever since. Today, she is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with more than 230 million in record sales to her name.
Rihanna makes the bulk of her money on the road (her latest tour grossed $40.3 million in the US alone) and also makes a bit of cash (read: millions) from serving as Puma’s creative director. The talented star didn’t stop there, venturing into the beauty industry and launching her very own make up line Fenty Beauty in 2017, which flew off shelves within minutes and features in high-end stores across the US. She’s also pursued a successful career in acting and co-stars in the upcoming movie Ocean’s 8 alongside Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, among others.